The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04


mated. under which he shall place his signature
Every bill or joint resolution reported to have been
duly enrolled shall be signed first by the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives who shall send the
to the Senate, then by the President of the
Senate after which it shall be presented by the joint
committee on enrolled bills to the Governor for his
appreciation and signature; and the said committee
snail report to their respective houses the day of their
presentation which report shall be entered upon the
journals OF each house.
"All bills and joint resolutions shall be signed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate in their houses respectively
when in session, which shall be carefully noted the
journals of each house.
The bill was not Endorsed or signed by the Secre-
tary of the Senate in which the bill originated.
never sent to the Senate required by the joint
rules for the signature of the presiding officer thereof
and was not signed by the presiding officer of the
not purport to be signed by the presiding officer of
the Senate The constitutional provision which pro-
vdes that all bills and joint resolutions passed shall
be signed by the presiding officers of the respective
houses, does not mean some person who is claiming
to be legally entitled to preside and who is not pre-
sidinR but, IN my judgment means the officer per-
son who is actually presiding and discharging the
duties of the position. There might be two members
OF the House. each claiming to have been legally
elected Speaker and in that the executive would
undoubtedly have to recognize the signature of the
member who actually presiding and whom the
House recognized as it's presiding officer.
1t is not the province of the executive to decide
who is entitled to preside in either house. The exec
the executive is notified by each house of the General
Assembly that it is duly organized, ready TO receive
must recognize the so reported and has
no right to recognize another. The organization
ported to me by committee from each house, the
9TH day OF January 1887. has remained unchanged
to the time, and has been recognized by each
house in its passage through each house of eighteen
bills which were signed bv the presiding officers of
each house and approved by me- among which are
the bills approprating s lbs 600 for paying the mile
age and per diem of the members and other expenses
OF the General Assembly; for the reorganization and
maintenance of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Homes for the payment of certain employees every two
weeks and authorizing certain cities tossue bonds.
The present organization of the Senate has been
further recognized by the passage by the House. dur
ing each days session of the present week, of
Der OF Senate bills and other measures The m em-
bers OF each house have from the organization of the
General Assembly. drawn their mileage and per diem
upon certificates signed by the present presiding of
fcer of their respective houses If l had approved
| the bill in the form in which it presented to
by the House there certainly would be question
was signed py the presiding officer of each house when
| the entire record of the Senate shows that
ths ... G: Smith and no s ons else is
not sanction proceeding which would inevitably
| prevent the bill from becoming law and believing
that the soldiers and sailors of Indiana and the peo
pie generally desire the legal passage of the bill pro-
vdng for the erection of soldiers and sailors
nent have caused the bill TO be transmitted to the
Senate and it has been returned to me for approval,
signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the
Senate. have approved the bill and caused the
to be deposited in tine Office of the Secretary OF State
ISAAC P. GRAY, Governor.
| This commits the Governor to the revolution
airy section of his party Senator Smith, with
characteristic assertiveness. when the bill came
to him, ordered the Secretary of the Senate to
| 'effectually cancel Lieutenant governor Rob
! ertsons signature with red Ink before he would
| sign it lin proper forrn." as he termed it. In
| the afternoon the Democratic Senators adopted
| resolution concealing between the lines of an
apparent congratulation of the soldiers and sail
ors an Endorsement of the Governors course.
| Last Nights Democratic Caucus.
The Democratic joint caucus last night failed
to do anything to relieve the dead-lock There
were several suggestions made yesterday. one of
which obtained some significance possibility,
as it was in keeping with proposition made by
| Mr.. Jewett TO Mr. Gardiner, the former claiming
that he did it on his own responsibility The
| supplemental plan was that the Democratic
Senators and Representatives would to day send
in their designations to Governor Gray. with the
purpose Of breaking the Legislature.
thus giving the Governor an opportunity
to appoint David Turpie United States
| Senator. This action would, however, ignore
tie alleged election of that gentleman in joint
convention, to which his immediate friends will
not listen. The Jewett proposition differed
from this only in having a general resignation
| Of members, Republicans and Democrats alike.
Mr.. Gardiner told him that the Republicans
| would consider nothing of the kind, even ii it
was free from the suspicion of trap. Another
rumor was that Green Smith would resign on
Monday, but no credence was given to it. With
these surmises current, considerable interest
was felt in the caucus, but it met and adjourned
without having any OF them brought before il
directly or indirectly. Judge Roberts was
there and made Democratic speech
but refrained from referring to Lieuten
ant-governor Robertson. He is, though
heartily in accord with the Republican position
regarding that election. Nor is he alone among
Democrats, for yesterday three Senators of his
party connection congratulated him on the stand
he had taken. One of them was Senator Weir
The only subject before the caucus related
to the alleged election of Judge Turpie
and in settling this it decided
to prepare memorial from Dem
cratic standpoint relating to thai
affair. The committee to do this consists Of
Senators Barrett, Trlppett. Fowler and Urmston
and Representatives Jewett, Kellison, Foster
and Gordon. 1t was the tacit understanding tina
there should be surrender on the part Of the
Democrats concerning the dead lock, and as The
Republicans are equally determined it may b.
J accepted almost fixed fact that the Genera
Assembly will adjourn Monday with no call to
an extra session.
Legislative Notes.
The Democratic Senators yesterday Afternoon
visited Mrs. Hendricks
The Morse bill, putting assessments for stree
purposes the tax duplicate to be collected 81
other taxes, has passed the House.
The bill providing that statue of Gen. A. P
Hackleman shall be placed in one of the niche
, in the Capitol rorunda has passed both houses.
: The Senate yesterday confirmed the appoint
ments of Levi Barnett, of Hendricks and Lewis
, Jordan, of Marion county, directors of tn
: House of Refuge. and the appointments of Mrs
t Eliza C. Hendricks and Mrs Mary A. Walker a
members of the board of managers of the Femal
Reformatory.
The resolution offered in the House. Yesterday
, allowing $500 to Cornelius Meagher for his ex
penses in the contest for his seat WAS amende
so as to include the expenses of the confession